capacity

3. The maximum or minimum water flow obtainable under given conditions (e.g., specified conditions of pressure, temperature, and velocity).

capacity

As it pertains to airports, it is the ability of an airport to handle a given volume of traffic. It is a limit that cannot be exceeded without incurring an operational penalty.

capacity

(communications)

The maximum possible data transfer rate of
a communications channel under ideal conditions. The total
capacity of a channel may be shared between several
independent data streams using some kind of multiplexing, in
which case, each stream's data rate may be limited to a fixed
fraction of the total capacity.

capacity

With regard to computer and information systems, capacity refers to the storage and transaction processing capability of computer systems, the network and/or the datacenter. See capacity on demand and storage capacity.

The primary focus of NIBP is on building the individual, institutional and organisational capacity of leading ministries and agencies at the national level and local authorities at the sub-national level.

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